Classic case of unaware gamers. Most of these people really don't know the implications of what they're agreeing to. I've got friends who are avid players of competitive sports and don't understand even the concept of what's considered 'fair play'. I.E. this exact thing. You'd be shocked to know how low the number is of people who really understand that bribery is illegal.

Classic case of unaware gamers. Most of these people really don't know the implications of what they're agreeing to. I've got friends who are avid players of competitive sports and don't understand even the concept of what's considered 'fair play'. I.E. this exact thing. You'd be shocked to know how low the number is of people who really understand that bribery is illegal.

Erm, no...He knew what he was getting into and knew what fair play was/is. They all do.

Starcraft 2 comes down to CPM...Of course it can be fixed...

I made Diamond a couple years ago when SC2 first dropped back when I was seriously into it - Played against a few of the guys that eventually went pro - Not sure if I ever played Life but, those games are 100% macro based...You don't even really have a strategy up until the first rush and then it's a strategic mashing of the buttons - Especially if you're Zerg.

Both Protoss and Terran can be 100% macrod across a Deathadder to literally get well over 100cpm.

Fixing a game is as easy as skipping 2-3 cycles of units...For those guys, that's game over.

It's going to be interesting proving that he fixed the games considering, literally, if you miss a cycle, you could just claim you were fatigued and forgot about it...But, to claim that you don't know what you were doing or didn't know what was fair play? No...You knew.

I think it is pretty open isn't it, you just sign up and pay a entry fee for most tournaments.

Not really, tournaments have qualifying conditions, like ladder points or being in a league below them.

Getting into a big tournament without the proper experience is kind of like going from playing hockey with your friends on saturday night to playing on a NHL team.
I mean, sure, it COULD happen but the chances are pretty slim.

Not really, tournaments have qualifying conditions, like ladder points or being in a league below them.

Getting into a big tournament without the proper experience is kind of like going from playing hockey with your friends on saturday night to playing on a NHL team.
I mean, sure, it COULD happen but the chances are pretty slim.

To be fair, without any of that you would get stomped so hard it wouldn't be funny for anyone.

Erm, no...He knew what he was getting into and knew what fair play was/is. They all do.

Starcraft 2 comes down to CPM...Of course it can be fixed...

I made Diamond a couple years ago when SC2 first dropped back when I was seriously into it - Played against a few of the guys that eventually went pro - Not sure if I ever played Life but, those games are 100% macro based...You don't even really have a strategy up until the first rush and then it's a strategic mashing of the buttons - Especially if you're Zerg.

Both Protoss and Terran can be 100% macrod across a Deathadder to literally get well over 100cpm.

Fixing a game is as easy as skipping 2-3 cycles of units...For those guys, that's game over.

It's going to be interesting proving that he fixed the games considering, literally, if you miss a cycle, you could just claim you were fatigued and forgot about it...But, to claim that you don't know what you were doing or didn't know what was fair play? No...You knew.

Please do not clump your diamond experience with the pro's ever. Even worse when (i assume) it is from the NA or EU servers.
At the highest level your first 5 minutes are super important since there are a number of strategies that can easily shut down others. If you wait till the first rush, you are already dead since you are unable to stop it.
Starcraft is as much about strategy as APM as information about your opponent.
You don' lose instantly if you "miss a cycle" there are numerous things you can do to prevent your opponent. From harassing his base to delaying his attack to having more info and straight up already making units to counter.
Watch some of the games before you declare yourself pro enough to make ignorant posts like this.

Please do not clump your diamond experience with the pro's ever. Even worse when (i assume) it is from the NA or EU servers.
At the highest level your first 5 minutes are super important since there are a number of strategies that can easily shut down others. If you wait till the first rush, you are already dead since you are unable to stop it.
Starcraft is as much about strategy as APM as information about your opponent.
You don' lose instantly if you "miss a cycle" there are numerous things you can do to prevent your opponent. From harassing his base to delaying his attack to having more info and straight up already making units to counter.
Watch some of the games before you declare yourself pro enough to make ignorant posts like this.

Please do not clump your diamond experience with the pro's ever. Even worse when (i assume) it is from the NA or EU servers.
At the highest level your first 5 minutes are super important since there are a number of strategies that can easily shut down others. If you wait till the first rush, you are already dead since you are unable to stop it.
Starcraft is as much about strategy as APM as information about your opponent.
You don' lose instantly if you "miss a cycle" there are numerous things you can do to prevent your opponent. From harassing his base to delaying his attack to having more info and straight up already making units to counter.
Watch some of the games before you declare yourself pro enough to make ignorant posts like this.

That being said, yes, the first 5 minutes are important, that's why they're 100% MACROD. There are no strategies when using macros which, all the pros actually use...

The rest is useless conjecture...Again, the entire game, in Korean Esports is macrod - Watch a SC2 game live over twitch sometime - Whole game, macrod.

You do lose instantly, in Korean SC2 if you miss a few spawn cycles...Again CPM/APM - It's all macro'd. (3rd time I've said that)

I still watch them, in fact, just caught one KOREAN SC2 pro game the other night and du nu nu nuuuuuuu, macro'd - Oh, it was vs. a guy I beat, constantly, in Diamond...But, noooooo, those experiences aren't relevant.

Never said I was a pro, said I've played with them and that's how they played, still play...

Just to elaborate since I actually WATCHED Life vs. sOs - Numerous spawn cycles were missed, allegedly on purpose...If you actually watched the game, Life had the time, just didn't actually hit the macro. It's there, he did it all game but, missed spawning units when it mattered.

Life is Zerg - SoS is Protoss and life VERY CLEARLY, skips not only spawn cycles but, "fertilizing" as well...Which is why this entire article exists - It is presumed that he purposefully threw the game due to that...You know, considering again, it's macro'd and I don't think I've ever seen a game before that, where Life as ZERG has missed either.

Watch all of them, then get back to me - It's quite clear Life whether purposefully or not, lost of his own accord - not due to strategy...Due to him not actively spawning units.Edited by Masked - 2/2/16 at 11:44am

Not really, tournaments have qualifying conditions, like ladder points or being in a league below them.

Getting into a big tournament without the proper experience is kind of like going from playing hockey with your friends on saturday night to playing on a NHL team.
I mean, sure, it COULD happen but the chances are pretty slim.

There are gaming tournaments all over the place that you can just sign up for. They may not be the creme of the crop tournaments or players but you can get into competitive gaming fairly easily, winning is another story but who really cares if you win.